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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Matthews leave the farm to live with a carpenter?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1806.

2. What church did Matthews attend as a child?
(a) The first Scot Church.
(b) The Anti-Burgher Secession Church.
(c) The Burgher Secession Church.
(d) The Burgher Anti-Secession Temple.

3. What congregation did Kirk work at when he first arrived in Albany?
(a) First Presbyterian Church.
(b) Third Presbyterian Church.
(c) Sixth Presbyterian Church.
(d) Second Presbyterian Church.

4. What did Elijah say he would do during Sarah's funeral?
(a) Bury her himself.
(b) Raise her from the dead.
(c) Make her smile.
(d) Make her disappear.

5. What does the "Prologue" say of Matthews and Joseph Smith in 1835?
(a) They were unknown.
(b) They both spent time in prison.
(c) They were equally notorious.
(d) They were both murderers.

6. What was the name of Elijah's servant?
(a) Sophy.
(b) Matha.
(c) Katy.
(d) Susan.

7. What did Elijah think God would do for him if he continued to spread the Gospel?
(a) Return Sarah to him.
(b) Give him power over the United States.
(c) Make him king of the world.
(d) Make him forget Sarah.

8. What was the period from 1820 to 1840 called?
(a) The Second Coming.
(b) The Evangelist's Time.
(c) The Second Great Awakening.
(d) The Long Time.

9. What did Elijah hear God call him?
(a) Prophet Elijah of Tishbe.
(b) Jesus reincarnate.
(c) Saint Elijah.
(d) Prophet Elijah of New york.

10. When did Elijah open a mercantile firm on Pearl Street?
(a) 1823.
(b) 1820.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1821.

11. What was perceived as the enemy by sects forming in the 1820's to the 1840's?
(a) The Yankee middle class.
(b) The Government.
(c) The Atheists.
(d) Progressivism.

12. What did Matthews do after abandoning his family?
(a) He went to the asylum.
(b) He went to Utah.
(c) He went to Kirtland.
(d) He went to western New York State.

13. When did Elijah and Sarah move to Bowery Hill to join a burgeoning perfectionist community?
(a) 1829.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1825.
(d) 1826.

14. What did Sarah's death spark in Elijah?
(a) His death wish.
(b) His love of Christ.
(c) His madness.
(d) A business idea.

15. Who refused to talk to Elijah after Sarah's death?
(a) Katy.
(b) His brother, Martin.
(c) God.
(d) His father in law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elijah think his purpose was after hearing God's voice?

2. How long did Elijah pray at Sarah's funeral?

3. What was Elijah known for being according to "Elijah Pierson, Introduction and Parts 1 through 4"?

4. What did Smith say of Matthews after their first meeting?

5. What did Kirtland predate?

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